Which cards should I look at?
 

Currently:
Amex Blue Cash (2007)
BOA Power Rewards (2004)
Chase Freedom (2011) - $300
Citi ThankYou (2011) - $400
Chase Southwest (2011) - 50k points

I handled my signups poorly and so after the Freedom and Southwest, I was denied for the Sapphire Preferred. I can't apply with Chase for another 5 months due to this.

My preference is for sign up bonuses and then airline miles. The easier the miles are to redeem, the better.

I'll have some larger transactions coming up and so I can meet minimum spending requirements. I looked for a thread that had offers consolidated, however did not find it, so if there is one, I'll dig through it myself. Any input is appreciated.

I'd do the Citi AA x 2, Amex Plat (50k), and maybe something else (e.g. US Airways) now (or wait and see if CapOne comes out with 100k bonus again for March Madness), and in 5 months do another churn, making sure you hit Chase.

I have heard the pen fed visa is a good cash back card

look through thread here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...er-thread.html

You could do the US Airways card, or an Amex...BofA cards (alaska, hawaii)...

When preference is for signup bonuses & miles, this isn't a good card...

It seems like waiting for a more opportunistic time to do a churn would be smart - a 100k bonus with CapOne would be amazing. I'll hang around for a little bit and see if something comes up. My worry is that I'll do a deal or two now and then not be able to take advantage of something in the near future because it's too soon after I did a churn with 3-4 cards.

Thanks a bunch for the ideas.

well avoid chase

so why not go for the Barclays US airways card..i think 40k within first purchase no min spending

also throw in some Amex card....lots available...could also do a hilton amex..

how long ago did u do the citi card?

Penfed Amex has $200 equivalent sign-up bonus and 5% back on airfare, no caps...and no foreign exchange fees or annual fee.

Occasionally there are bonus promos, such as last summer when it ran 5% cashback on dinning and hotels. Points don't convert directly to cash but you can get gift cards for Fairmont, Hertz, etc. or use points to book travel directly.